Cartridge for projectiles



Nv. l0, 1925- H. G. TowNER CARTRIDGE FOR PROJECTILES Filed June 30, 1924 Harald E-Tnwm.=.?

@ www l .N Patented Nov, "110, i

y vr a citi'z'enof the United States, yand a resident ofiNew Haven, county of New-Haven, `and State of Connecticut, have'inventedkan Im#V provementl in lCartridges for Projectiles, of

" which the followingis a specification.

: The .invention described herein may be `used by the Government, or any of its ofiicers orfemployees -in prosecution. of work forthe Government,' or by any other person inthe United` States, without payment to Y me, Ofany royalty Jdeereon, in accordance f `with' the act of'March 3,.,1883- l y f, so n lol" 1 5 ing, in which,

tiona l Fig;V 3jis a detailed sectionall view of the y' cartridge showing themannerofldisposing Y the po-wderringsgand '.:The-subjectof this invention is a cartridge y.for projectiles. y v .y f

y' In vfiring infantry guns. especiallythose y ofthe mortar type, yitis customary to" varyl v the range'either by Vvarying the angle .of

re or by equippingthe gun with a valve mechanism for controlling the energy of the propelling gLSeS.` l

However, as the first method of varying .the range is frequently handicapped' and limited by the nature of the gun emplacef ment and the secondvmethod necessitates adv ditional gun structuraly have devised av x novel cartridge which will permit zone firing at ,1ow=velocties` for high explosive shells fin the rsame gun,A which will fire armor l piercingV projectiles at a high velocity. y f

' My invention consists in providing a cartridge expellable with they projectile, which maybe readily removed from'its container tojelfect the required adjustment vforv securing varying ranges without disturbthe setting of the gun.

"A practical embodiment of my inventionV 4is illustrated in the accompanying draw- Fig.v l isa view'lin sideelevation of a shell n Y equipped with my improved cartridge; Y Y. 2 isa fragmentary longitudinal secview of the projectile;

(ergri'iv'irin minar; THE Ac'ror iviRA vwith a short threaded stem 1v1 forzthef. re'

VvalsV about its circumferencefto coincidewith or these rand other ends, my inventionv f, #consists in the construction, arrangement,

and combination of'elemen'ts, described herei fin'after and pointed out in the claimsl form-vr ing apart of this specific'ation.-

fuse body.

l'rfriinonnl ce ToWNEmprNEwHAvEN, y00Nivric'rrci*ri' I Alese; i422 "s'rArf Fig. 4 is a sectional o'fldlignQ.` y v 1 `Referring to the drawingsby numeri'lls 55A of reference- A projectile 10 may be formed atitslbase ception ofa cylindrical cartridgecontainer I l2. The container is provided with ak plus' 6"? rality of apertures 13 for therpurposeV of vventing thegases generated fon explosionto u' the breechv end ofthe gun barrel. 'A l f Thecartridge, of typical `shot gun design,v Y l comprises 'a metal base ,14, formed withV a ,65.

, milled band-15 for frictionally securing'V the cartridge inthe container 12 and for :fre-

y taining a cardboard shell 16 which is provided'with` perforations 17 n at regularjinter'-v the divisions of a plurality of powderrings 18 disposed in the shell;` y .Y i

rThe V'projectile may be issued withy a cartridge containing a completel 'set` ofv powder rings which are held in place by 75.l

the turned in forward end'19 of the shell."v`

'If desired to secure anyrange le'ssthan'the maximum, the cartridge may be readily re#` moved from the container and byreasonv 'Y ofthe perforationsany number of sectionsso" or segments of the .shelland a vcorresponding numberr of powder rings may befdetached rThe function of the perforations may also be obtained by reducing the thicknessof the shell at intervals to form depressed rings. 85j `The cartridge is provided with the ,usual percussion' cap 20 and primer 21may be exploded either through a breech mechanism and ring pin or through an anvilV Xed in the base ofthe gun. A `Y When theshell is provided with Va baser detonating' fuse, the cartridge may bein- A 'I V serted and'carried bythe fuse plug or the'. Y

while" in the foregoingthere hartem-11;, 95; lustrated and Vdescribedlsuch combination andarr'angementof elements as'l constitute Ythe preferred embodiment of my invention; Y f itis nevertheless desired to emphasize-the m0 fact that interpretation ofthe invention 1 v should only be conclusye When mad? lithveV f light of the subjoined claims; I "I claim:

a perforated shell and a plurality of powder rings within the shell.

2. A. cartridge for projectiles including a perforated Shell, and a plurality of powder rings within shell, the perforations coinciding with the divisions between the powder rings.

3. A projectile, a cylindrical container removably secured to the base thereof, and a cartridge carrying a propellant charge 'insertable in the container, said cartridge HAROLD G. TOWNER. 

